A great deal, if you're willing to give your life to them - Deli Clerk Publix Employee Review

3.0
Dec 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very forgiving work culture, as they're willing to work with you. They treat you like a person. I can speak okay of the company culture. They aren't quick to fire.

Cons

If you're the hardest worker in a bad crew they will overwork you then talk bad behind your back for politics. (at least at my location). Will entice you with talk of full time but never give it. You are given stock as an employee (even part-time), but can't do anything with it, nor see any type of money from it, until you've completed 3 years of continuous employment with at least 1000hrs worked each year. But, you can't keep the stock after you leave until you've done that for 5 years. So the stock they love to talk about isn't really of any use to you until you've committed 5 years. Most who've made it far, meaning management or getting real money from dividend stock (from my observation) started when they were in high school or joined Publix later in life as a second or third career job. (as you have full access to the stock after turning 60)

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible and Friendly work environment, and great management depending on your exact store.

Cons

Too much work for the pay that you receive, easy to get overwhelmed or frustrated during work.

3.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing 401K, free stock after one year of employment, health insurance is very good for part-time employees if only getting it for yourself, management always approves time off requests, hours are always available, will work around school schedules, tuition reimbursement program, will reimburse you for gas for work-related expenses as needed and will put you in a hotel as needed for work-related reasons that are more than 50 miles from your home.

Cons

Not every store is the same, some stores are run better than others, some managers look down upon people with disabilities, and some see people with disabilities the same as someone without disabilities, they are very big about favoritism, you have to work a lot to earn a vacation, the company does not give out sick time and full-time gets the most benefits and is next to impossible to get full-time. Also, you practically have to be a former employee with a clean record or related in some way to a current employee to get a job with the company though Kentucky Publix's don't quite function that way.

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